Benn W. Levy

Benn W. Levy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Benn Wolfe Levy (7 March 1900 – 7 December 1973) was a Labour Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and a successful playwright. He was educated at Repton School and University College, Oxford and served in uniform in both World Wars. Before entering politics, Levy was a successful playwright who also wrote screenplays. The best known of his screenplays was written in collaboration with R. C. Sherriff for James Whale's macabre horror film The Old Dark House (1932) based on the novel Benighted (1927) by J. B. Priestley. Earlier he had been the dialogue writer for Blackmail (1929); directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it was the first British sound film. Levy directed one film, Lord Camber's Ladies (1932), which was the only film produced by Hitchcock which he did not himself direct. Levy was first elected at the 1945 general election, for the Eton and Slough constituency, and stood down at the 1950 general election. Politically, Levy was on the left of the Labour Party and became an active member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). As a sympathiser with the Zionist movement, he also opposed Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin over Bevin's policies towards Palestine and Israel. As an MP, Levy made an unsuccessful effort to abolish theatrical censorship in Britain, and towards the end of his life, he was the principal author of a report opposing the arguments for censorship made by Lord Longford, the anti-pornography campaigner. He was married for more than 40 years to the American-born screen and stage actress Constance Cummings; they had one daughter and one son.

  • Naslov: Benn W. Levy
  • Priljubljenost: 0.823
  • Znan po: Writing
  • Rojstni dan: 1900-03-07
  • Kraj rojstva: London, England, UK
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  • Poznan tudi kot: Benn Levy, Benn Wolfe Levy
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  • 1934
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    Melody in Spring

    Melody in Spring

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  • 1931
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    Waterloo Bridge

    Waterloo Bridge

    7 1931 HD

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  • 1929
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    Kitty

    Kitty

    4 1929 HD

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  • 1932
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    Lord Camber's Ladies

    Lord Camber's Ladies

    6 1932 HD

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    Evergreen

    Evergreen

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Old Dark House

    The Old Dark House

    6.7 1932 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Gay Diplomat

    The Gay Diplomat

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  • 1932
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    Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

    4.9 1932 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Dictator

    The Dictator

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Topaze

    Topaze

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Unfinished Symphony

    Unfinished Symphony

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  • 1930
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    The Temporary Widow

    The Temporary Widow

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1932
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    Lord Camber's Ladies

    Lord Camber's Ladies

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Informer

    The Informer

    6.3 1929 HD

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    The Hate Ship

    The Hate Ship

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1929
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    Blackmail

    Blackmail

    6.6 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Transgression

    Transgression

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